New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-08

revival meeting. made movements OF Which "o
was thought incapable. and suffered the next day
for his spasmodic agility. There are oceas'oa"n'
cases better attcsted and much barber 10 explain
Such is that OF the Iiece OF Parcel, whose 'ns"'h.
famous cure of a long standing case OF lachrymai
6stuIa is admitted even by Hume to be so SOIL "
authenticated as 10 make incredulity appear winul
perversity il it were not for the anteCedent IN
credibility OF the fact narrated.
II IS. however to be noted that modern medi-
cal science realizes much more clearly the extent
of the influence which may be exercised by tne
mind over the body DR.. luke, the Veher"oio
English physician, has collected mass Oh mos1
curious and interesting facts under this head
He has shown clearly that mental emotion can
produce changes in physical tissue, and OF such
cases he cites many examples But the instances
in which thorough nve tigation Of alleged miracu-
lous hea ng Of chronic d affecting the struct
ure OF tissues and the integrity Of organs. has
teen possible are as few ever. When. since the
time OF the Abbc Paris for example, can there
lie found an attcsted case OF cancer cure BY faith
No doubt the Medical Congress sitting at
Washington would almost vote medal to any one
who should Tut in its way the opportunity to study
such case Now, il the report In Tho GLOBE
Democrat be true, tho Medical Congress ought
to go to Decatur, Illinois. where a faith healer
named Mrs. Maria Is. WOODY ORTIZ is said to have
recently cured more than ono case Of cancer.
Her residence. we are told, is at a place called
Boiling Springs, seven mills northwest OF Decatur
She is revivalist and exhorter Of the most
enthusiastic order. Shc appears to believe pro-
foundly in the reality of her sion, and the
stoi les told OF the effected by her laying on
OF hands are such as Medical Congress properly
ambitious TO further the cause OF science ought
TO welcome heartily. 1t must be said that The
Globe-Democrats" correspondent appears to have
been so surfeited with miracles that he speaks Of
O cancer cure carclesSly as il such affairs were
common horse RAGS This Is rather aggravat-
ing, because he evidently does not think it
necessary TO produce any vouchers for his state
ments. Still. the Congress will only have tho
more inquiry to undertake.
We regret that we cannot citc the description OF
Of the cancer cures. The correspondents
faith IL much larger than n grain of mustard
seed. and IL Is beautifully simple He tells OF
two distinct cases OF cancer cures effected by
Mrs. Woodwork OF one he says. ~Dr Fugt,
Of Urbann. who ha Mt ended tn woman. and rave
up her case rs hopeless proclaimed the comp 'te-
ness OF the cure which. he claimed. was nothing
short OF the miraculous" Now this corroboratve
testimony frankly rendered by DR.. Fu"it. OF
Urhana. VIII doubtlcSs impress inc MedlcaI Con-
gress properly. Considering his own failure to
effect a cure nothing coull indeed have been more
handsome than DR. Fuglts admission that his
late patient really was cured But there remains
o sufficiently broad field OF activity for the
Congress DIR Fugit is something. but there must
be cumulative testimony TO this remarkable cure.
IL The Globe Democrats correspondent at Deca-
tur is soothiast a new will have to be dated
from the revival Mt Boiling Springs. aud the
sooner therefore. the Mc.ical Congress ap oints
a committee to examine into and report upon tho
matter the sooner the can be opencd-or
perhaps inaugurated is the better word But the
OF portunity must not be suffered TO pa untitled
Facts ar, needed by science. and il We may believe
The Globe-DemOcrat's" Decatur correspondent
facts cf the mist surprising, important and
revolutionary character await registration and
analysis at Boiling Springs.